A young princess comes of age, ready to take the reins of her new dominion. But there are whispers of old prophecies and terrible powers returning. Can this princess hold it all together and solve the thousand-year-old mystery with the help of her trusted mare-in-waiting?
Princess Celestia certainly never told her to expect this.
Prereading assistance by Monochromatic and Timaeus
Artwork commissioned and done by Arcticwaters.
Seems interesting so far. So Alicorn Twilight before Luna's return?
I like where this is going
8931544 Mayyyyyybe~
8931723 Yay \o/
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dab dab I'm a crab(V)(o-o)(V)
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Can you say what triggered Twilight's ascension in this fic, or is that gonna be covered later?
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wouldn't it be can I ask not can I say what triggered her ascension?
no really I am genially curious I had bad English teachers
Looking forward to the updates.
Lol good idea getting mono in on thid.
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I mean, I could have said "can I ask", but there's nothing grammatically wrong with what I said.
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fair enough
Written in the stars?
If it's written, then I wonder if we can ... REWRIIIIIIIIIITE THE STARS
8932335 I mean, you could try, but there might be a very unhappy princess who wants a word with you :^)
hey its featured good job
And I assume Rarity fell in love with Twilight at first sight? Because we all know that's what she'll say happened later.
This so seems like a Mono fic...
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It's RariTwi, that's confirmed Mono bait. So it's natural that it'd have a certain style to it, to make it super effective .
And seeing as Mono is credited as a prereader, it obviously worked too .
8932879 8932918 Well, to be fair, she's both a dear friend of mine and gave a lot of input into the story as it was brainstormed and let me bounce ideas to fix a couple issues off her the other day. So, less "Monobait," more that she leant me an ear. ^^;
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Well, yes, that would explain quite handily the particular feel the story has then .
I love it as always. Part of me wishes I could write this well, but I think my talent lies with more sassy sarcastic narrators who are just so done with everything. Still, this is an excellent start and I eagerly await more
A good start, and I'm definitely interested in seeing more. I've read a few of your stories -- "Twilight, Good Night" is a particular favorite of mine -- so I know what you put out will be of good quality. I eagerly look forward to more.
Eccentric fancy is, indeed, the best Fancy. And inside a raritwi fic? with a somewhat eccentric Celestia?
This story is getting better and better!
Yes, Eccentric Fancy is indeed best Fancy
Keep up the excellent work
I saw a few typos.
Scootaloo says both understand and get it and Celestia says half instead of have.
But it’s a very excellent story.
i like this fancy pants he's funny
So Twilight and Rarity weren't friends before all of this?
Rarity was set up!!! But in a good way. That's a great job to walk right into.
It's Celestia. Calling it now.
He is. He really is.
Fancy Pants sure is a troublemaker...
I like him!
Scootaloo is worst Crusader.
Also, I liked the implication that Fancy and Fleur were childhood friends/lovers.
hmmmm this is going to be good
also I guess this is before nightmare moon reutrn
Gasp! There’s more than one kind of Fancy?!
That is indeed am excellent Fancy. And a great Celestia as well.
In any case, you definitely have me interested in this AU. It's not just a certain moon horse that's been changed. Effectively replacing Spike with Rarity should lead to all kinds of interesting ripples, especially given how long Twilight's had to develop bad habits. And that "almost ten years in the making" comment in the previous chapter has some curious implications in terms of Twilight's personal history...
Looking forward to more.
Eek!! So adorable. I was grinning the whole time I read this. Ofbrkrk!! So cute!!!
A princess?? In a library??????? Scandalous!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good thing we have ol' Tirek to solve that problem, eh?
yikes.... i so can't wait until Cadence notices Twilight's new ''interest'' in the new Mare-in-waiting xD
I laughed harder than I should have at this line.
The RariTwi is strong in this story!
I have nothing to say to this one but the following video/song.
Good work as always, Cara! Can't wait for the next chapter!
I'm still firmly in the Rarijack camp, but Mono has opened my heart to some lovely Raritwi, so here I am. I could practically feel Twilight's full-body blush from her meeting with Rarity. Her ability to keep it together under such a hormone rush is actually quite a change from usual 'attraction at first sight' meetings.
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I was once like you. Mono will convert you. Just you wait. I was firmly planted in AppleDash (it was my first couple). I then transfered to RariJack and TwiDash. Now I am a sole believer in the RariTwi community and I also go for PinkieShy and back to AppleDash. Just you wait. Once you taste it... you will never have anything else. Like He Who Shall Not Be Named and the Unicorn Blood. (Harry Potter if you don’t get it.
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I want to share my story too.
At the beggining, I did not like ships. Not at all. Ocasionally, I would find a good fic that had some romance, and thoroughly skip said romance.
But then, Monochromatic happened. With her Raritwi witchcraft and fluff games, she trapped me. Now, I am a slave to Raritwi. I cannot stop reading every single Bookhorse × Fashionhorse fic I encounter.
It's always entertaining seeing Twilight barely able to hold onto her self-control due being that attracted to Rarity. Everything in this chapter was cute, and I look forward to seeing where things go.
8963264 Hehehe I'm glad you enjoyed it :D
8963330 Pfft. She might just have a thing or two to say about that~
8963451 Lol I'm glad I wasn't the only one who enjoyed that line. It just seemed to fit. Thanks, Syl :>
8963453 Mono is a master of converting others to RariTwi. And yeah, I wanted to portray a more grounded example of how one might hold that back, as well as one who's had some higher society training and knows how to do a decent job holding up a mask. Unfortunately, she's also had Cadence spinning romance tales around her, so she wants those too.
8963780 Hee~ Yes, I rather love having Twilight be the one pining. It's a nice change.
8963770 She is a master sorceress yes :o
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Friend, Tchernobog personally could not turn me to Appledash. Rarijack 'til I die.
But hey, Twijack and Raritwi are also awesome.
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You've conveyed that well, I feel. Cadence's unbearable but not wholly-unwelcome teasing feels very much part of this Twilight.
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Yeah, we do have Mono for glorious Rarity pinning. I'm not generally sold on ships in this fandom, but Mono's Enchanted Library/Kingdom make for a damn good sales pitch.
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Funny you should use that word, "always." Because the ship is indeed always written that way - one-sided Twilight falling for Rarity.
8963803 Not really, but hey generalizing is easy.
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Sure is.
8963818 Cool. Now go be a stick in the mud elsewhere.
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It's an entertaining trait in general, no matter who Twilight's partner is. I just mentioned Rarity since this is a RariTwi fic.